Arts Tower

The Arts Tower is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in , England, belonging to the University of Sheffield and which opened in 1965. A spokesperson for English Heritage described it as "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its period".
Wikipedia
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: University building
  • Description: building in Sheffield, England
  • Address: Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN
  • Roof shape: flat
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Western Bank Library and Information Commons.

Library
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is a library at the University of Sheffield located on Western Bank, forming part of the Western Bank Campus. Formerly the Main Library, it is a Grade II* listed building opened in 1959 by Nobel prize-winning poet T.

Library
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The is a library and computing building in , , and is part of the University of Sheffield. The architects were the Edinburgh-based RMJM. is situated 700 feet southeast of Arts Tower.

Park
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is a with an area of just over 5 hectares in the City of , , England. It lies immediately west of the City Centre, alongside the Museum. is situated 670 feet west of Arts Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netherthorpe and St George’s Quarter.

Suburb
is a suburb of the City of in England. It is one mile west of the city centre. It is mostly an area of local government built housing situated on a considerable slope running downhill from the Brook Hill roundabout, at a height of 350 feet, towards the Shalesmoor roundabout at a height of 160 feet over a distance of half a mile.

Quarter
St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven "quarters" located in the centre of , , devised in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the west, West Street to the south, Rockingham Street to the east and Broad Lane to the north.

Quarter
The is an area in the centre of , . Its heart is the Division Street and Devonshire Street shopping areas, known for their small independent shops and variety of pubs and bars.

Arts Tower

Latitude
53.38275° or 53° 22′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.48728° or 1° 29′ 14″ west
Height
256 feet (78 metres)
Open location code
9C5W9GM7+33
Open­Street­Map ID
way 16165929
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­university
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4801485
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Arts Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “文塔”
  • Chinese: “藝術塔”
  • Slovenian: “Arts Tower”

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